15Apr 2020

A STUDY OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR (CAUSALITY & PREVENTION OF CRIME)

  • Penultimate Year Student of Law B.A. L.L.B, National Law University Odisha.
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This research is set out to carefully analyze the psyche of the criminals and to identify commonality in their behavior irrespective of the demographic aspect. The research aims at analyzing criminal law theories and their practical usage in modern scenario. Crime is defined as an act of deviance from socially accepted norms translated as criminal code. Countries all around the world have a definite set of criminal code compromising principles of morality and ethics as per their unique culture and society. But in practicality, these principles have failed to culminate the desired result of prevention of crime upon implementation by the traditional methods of enforcement. Deviance relates to the subjectivity of society. Considering morality as a subjective aspect would propagate deviance among individuals formed out of different circumstances than the majority. Hence, crime is often committed by the minority upon the majority in a society. The ultimate aim of the research is to identify the principle of causality in relation to crime and eventually portraying an effective approach for the prevention of crime.


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Aman Tiwari
National Law University Odisha (NLUO)

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10795      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10795